I will write to you with my eyes

Reflective Text and Image Journals in the Undergraduate Classroom

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4096969
AutoresTara Hyland-Russell, Tara Hyland‐Russell (St. Mary's University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen39
Número6
Páginas1055-1069
Fecha de publicación2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2013.777403
OpenAlexW1972835479
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas21

This article reports on a case study into students' perspectives on the use of cahiers, reflective text and image journals. Narrative interviews and document analysis reveal that cahiers can be used effectively to engage students in course content and learning processes. Recent work in transformative learning highlights the need for a holistic approach to learning that prompts deep reflective engagement of the whole person. Results from this study support text and image journals as an effective transformative pedagogical strategy. Student perspectives on keeping cahiers revealed five key themes: (1) cahiers invited students to engage holistically with course material; (2) cahiers facilitated divergent and creative thinking; (3) cahiers aided deep learning through ownership of the process and content; (4) essential to student engagement with the cahiers was instructor-student dialogue and situating the cahier as a safe, reflective place; and (5) central to the way cahiers function is their inclusion of images

Art · Literature · Mathematics education · Narrative · Pedagogy · Reflective Practice · Reflective writing · Student engagement · Transformative learning · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Higher Education Learning Practices · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Social Psychology